Jeff Beattie suffered fatal injuries when he fell out of a motorboat that his brother was operating on Mousam Lake in Shapleigh.
Cops & Courts
Police, crime and court news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Windham brothers charged in assaults on 2 women
One victim is hospitalized after being severely beaten, police say.
Owls Head parent volunteer charged with stealing $8,000 from high school class
Brenda Carty is accused of taking money raised by the Oceanside High School Class of 2018 for graduation expenses.
Bangor jury finds man guilty of killing girlfriend, 2 children
Keith Coleman of Garland faces 25 years to life for the murders and one count of gross sexual assault.
Rockland man attempts to set home on fire, gets tackled by neighbor
Timothy Barbeau is charged with arson and aggravated attempted murder for allegedly using gasoline to start a fire at a mobile home.
Lincoln County deputy charged with sexual abuse of minors opposes moving trial
Kenneth Hatch’s attorney files a motion opposing the court raising the possibility of relocating the trial to Knox County.
Ku Klux Klan flier found outside Knox County residence
The sheriff’s office says it is investigating the incident in Appleton.
Somerset County court for Sept. 12-16, 2016
Closed cases from Skowhegan District Court and Somerset County Superior Court.
Three men plead guilty in 2013 drug-related killing in Biddeford
Charles Raybine, 47, of Biddeford was shot outside an apartment complex.
Graffiti of Crusades’ rallying cry investigated as possible hate crime at USM
School officials say they will refer their findings to the state Attorney General’s Office after a Latin phrase used by the alt-right was written on a desk and wall in a student Senate office.